Chapter 403
Sure enough, what he said next covertly confirmed her
speculations.
“How about this? We’re not looking for trouble. Give us back
the money for the 20 sets of fast food, plus 5,000 dollars in damages. After all, some of us have
already started eating the food you delivered. Who knows if there are bugs in the rest
of those lunchboxes?”
As the man finished speaking, several others got up and surrounded Grace. They were trying to give
Grace some
pressure.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtGrace looked around. They were at a semi-open space that was being rented for the shoot. There was
a surveillance camera on the front left from where they were at right now, but she had no idea if it was
turned on.
Further ahead, a few fans were blocked off by a gate and squatting. Some were resting while the
others were holding their phones up to see if they could catch a glimpse of their
idols.
“Well, it’s not up to a delivery girl like me to decide. Let me talk to my boss about the situation,” said
Grace as she fumbled for her phone. She called Kyla Corbyn to tell her about the
As Grace did not put the speaker on, those around her did not hear what Kyla Corbyn said.
“All right,” replied Grace as she ended the call and put her phone away.
However, when she put it away, she stealthily turned on her phone’s recording function.
“Well, when are you paying us?” asked one of them. He looked like the leader.
Grace chuckled and said, “Do you know that 5,000 dollars is a big amount in fraud? If there’s a
sentence, you could be looking at up to three years in prison.”
The people around Grace immediately took on a ghastly expression. “What do you mean? Are you
saying I’m committing fraud?”
“Whether you’re committing fraud can be proven with the evidence. Look, there are a lot of fans with
their phones. up around here. Maybe someone accidentally took some pictures. Besides, this order
can’t be free of charge. As for the lunchbox in question, we can leave it to the police to investigate.
That’ll be fair to everyone.”
The crew looked at each other, and the leader glared at Grace as he said, “I’m warning you, you’d
better get your boss to pay us. Otherwise, your restaurant can think about closing down.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Is that a threat?” Grace asked.
“I am threatening you, so what?” the man said bluntly.
By now, it was clear to Grace that these people had been
trying to blackmail them from the start.
“I’m just an employee. There’s no need for you to threaten. me. As for this lunchbox, you can keep it for
the police, and…”Grace paused and looked at them coldly. “If you’re going to do something irrational
with a small restaurant like. ours, I can tell you that we’ll sue you. By then, it won’t be just
5,000 dollars.”
She knew that Kyla Corbyn was not rich. Nelson’s cochlear implant, in particular, needed a lot of
money. Even if he had. cochlear implants in the future, she would need to spend on some training
courses to teach him how to speak.
When Grace opened her mouth to warn these people, she had already made up her mind to go to
Jason for help if necessary.